G. Alvarado Barrios,1, ∗ J. C. Retamal,1, 2 E. Solano,3, 4, 5 and M. Sanz3, † 1Departamento de Fı́sica, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Avenida Ecuador 3493, 9170124, Santiago, Chile 2Center for the Development of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 9170124, Estación Central, Santiago, Chile 3Department of Physical Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Apartado 644, 48080 Bil...

This special issue focuses on assistive technologies for cognition/cognitive support technologies as well as the ways in which individuals are assessed and trained in their use. We provide eleven diverse articles that give information on products, why they are used and not used, and best professional practices in service provision. Our goal is to highlight a broad topic that has received limite...

The initiatives of the directly involved citizens like self help groups or organizations, throughout the years, have contributed decisively to the interpretation of the phenomenon of addiction and to the production of successful intervention paradigms. The dynamics of these approaches, their influence on the creation of successful alternative professional approaches and to behavioral sciences i...

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of general principles of person transfer techniques specifically on the low back joint extension moment. These effects were examined by the following measurable quantitative parameters: 1) trunk bending angle, 2) knee flexion angle, 3) distance between the centers of gravity (COGs) of the caregiver and patient, representing the distance betwe...

Assistive technology, specifically in the area of wheelchair seating, has advanced tremendously in the past decade. Over 200 wheelchair cushion models are commercially available. This increased selection brings greater options to the end user. However, having more options places greater importance on the ability to make a correct cushion selection; thus, the ultimate goal is an informed decisio...

A high proportion of health and social care staff work with patients who have problems remembering to take medication. This article describes how assistive technology can be used to enable patients to manage their own medication despite the challenges of memory or visual impairment.

Due to the accelerating rate of the industry's constant innovations, more users become dependent on the most recent technology available on the market. Assistive technology is no exception, as the needs of people with disabilities are constantly changing. A retrospective transversal cohort study was designed in order to evaluate the needs of people with disabilities in relation to assistive tec...

Individuals with progressive neuromuscular disease often experience complex communication needs and consequently find that interaction using their natural speech may not sufficiently meet their daily needs. Increasingly, assistive technology advances provide accommodations for and/or access to communication. Assistive technology related to communication is referred to as augmentative and altern...

We welcome Jesus et al.'s paper, which makes an important contribution to the under-researched area of the physical rehabilitation workforce. The authors present recommendations to "advance a policy and research agenda for ensuring that an adequate rehabilitation workforce can meet the current and future rehabilitation health needs" (p. 1). We argue that their perspective could however be stren...

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